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Iraq: Kalar - Showing Youth the Fun Side of Green

In Kalar, GCC Youth implemented an athletic community service project, which served to revitalize one of the city’s playgrounds. The Youth supplied a water pump for watering the grass, hoses, wastebaskets, and materials to repair destroyed parts of the fences.
Gaza: iYouth Encourage Local Organizations to be Green

In response to World Environment Day, which was on the 5th of June, iYouth members planned to implement a local action to distribute saplings to institutions and organizations in the com
Jordan: Amman - GCC Leaders Clean Up the Neighborhood

GCC leaders launched a massive cleaning campaign in the clubhouse neighborhood in Aaman, Jordan in order to promote change by providing an example to people. The action was implemented on Independence Day as part of the national celebrations and activities.
Iraq: Khanaqin - GCC Youth Create ARTrash Video!

Reducing trash is one of the GCC climate change initiatives. In order to help diminish the effects of litter, the GCC Youth of Iraq-Khanaqin continued working on the art trash initiative. They implemented an awareness project aimed at inspiring the community to reuse and reduce trash.
Iraq: Sulaimaniya - GCC Youth Putting Trash to Work

Reusing trash is one way to contribute to the global solution of climate change. In Sulaimaniya, GCC youth decided to implement a reusing trash project by creating trashcans. The youth went to a blacksmith to create the shape of a big can.
Indonesia: Jakarta/Tidung - Bringing Urban and Island Youth Together

The Sahabat Seribu Pulau Project, or “Friends of Thousand Islands”, was created by GCC Leaders in Indonesia. Its activity is based on two main objectives, first, to empower local women and girls in Tidung Island, and second, to minimize the gap between urban youth and island youth. The first objective was a collaborative action with the...
Iraq: Al Kut - Leaders hold Climate Change talk...trees, trashcans and more!!

The six schools in Al Kut city participated in Kut leaders’ increasing climate change awareness campaign. By the end of April, GCC youth groups in Kut, in coordination with six environmental experts, implemented the action project in six schools.
Testimonial from recent Portland - Khanaqin Video Conference on Climate Change

"My Name is Mohammed, I'm one of the Global Citizen Corps leaders in Iraq – Khanaqin, I would like to write you about a part of my life which is participating in GCC program and specially the Video Conferences, on May 3rd, 2011, I and my friends at my city "Khanaqin" got participate in a video conference with the GCC youth of USA –...
Pakistan: Quetta - Preventing Cigarette Pollution

I am pleased to share that a group of GCC youth and peer leaders celebrated Global Earth Day at the Ayoub Cricket Stadium in Quetta, Pakistan. We facilitated a dialogue between young people from a variety of places as a celebration of global earth day. The objective of the dialogue was to swap views, ideas, and experiences about how to...
Scotland: Edinburgh - Playing with DIRT!

The 22nd of April 2011 was not only Good Friday in the UK, but was also World Earth Day. To celebrate this wonderful occasion, the Global Citizen Corps group in Scotland held a film festival with the ‘Take One Action’ film group at Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh. It was a fantastic day, with many people coming to see the film ‘Dirt!’...